A woman almost died after she injected herself with juice made from 20 types of fruit in what appears to an effort to improve her health.
The first indicators that it was a stupid idea arose when she had rising temperature and itchy skin. Later, when doctors detected damage to the liver, kidney, heart, and lungs, the 51 year old woman had to be admitted to intensive care at the Affiliated Hospital of Xiangnan University in Hunan, China, where she ended up staying for five days.
Fortunately, the woman is fine. Following her recovery in intensive care, she was then transferred to a general ward and later discharged.
Since news of her hospitalisation has been published, the hashtag #OldWomanPutsJuiceIntoVeins has amounted more than 11,000 posts on the Chinese social media site Weibo. Some users are saying it highlights a lack of basic medical knowledge among at least some of the public.
Fruit juice has its health benefits. in moderation. But don’t do what this woman did and start injecting yourself with orange juice. Even if it is in moderation. Just don’t do it at all.
